England recall Owen Farrell and Billy Vunipola for Wales World Cup warm-up at Twickenham

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Steve Borthwick has reacted to Saturday's decision successful Cardiff by naming an experienced squad for the instrumentality fixture against Wales astatine Twickenham.

Owen Farrell captains from fly-half, with hooker Jamie George, fastener Maro Itoje and fig 8 Billy Vunipola coming into the forwards.

There is besides a commencement for Henry Arundell connected the close wing, with Elliot Daly connected the left, among 11 changes.

Lock Jonny Hill is connected the seat contempt missing retired connected the World Cup squad.

Last season's Premiership Player of the Season Ollie Lawrence volition spouse Joe Marchant successful the centres.

Marchant is 1 of 4 players to clasp his spot from past weekend's decision by Wales, alongside full-back Freddie Steward, prop Will Stuart and fastener George Martin.

Ellis Genge is expected to triumph his 50th headdress from the bench.

"We are precise overmuch looking guardant to our instrumentality to Twickenham Stadium connected Saturday, and the accidental to play successful beforehand of our supporters again," said Borthwick.

"England versus Wales is ever a peculiar fixture, and we are pleased to beryllium playing the visitors again truthful soon.

"We're delighted for Ellis, who volition triumph his 50th headdress from the bench.

"He's a superb professional, some connected and disconnected the field, and I'm definite Saturday volition beryllium a precise arrogant infinitesimal for him and his family."

England squad to look Wales: Steward; Arundell, Marchant, Lawrence, Daly; Farrell (capt), Van Poortvliet; Marler, George, Stuart, Itoje, Martin, Lawes, Earl, B Vunipola.

Replacements: Dan, Genge, Cole, Hill, Willis, Youngs, Ford, Malins

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